About Me

Lanis Lewis

I desire to be a Christ follower who is absolutely blown away by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This means that I place no confidence in the flesh but rest supremely on Jesus Christ's finish work on the Cross.

Daily Read

1 John 4:7-14

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. 13 By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 14 We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. NASU

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

The troubling events that are unfolding in our country
are all the more reason for the church to step up; clothed in the Love of
Jesus, and be a light in dark places. Racism is sin, no matter what form it
takes or how it is presented. The Church has been far too silent concerning
this disabling national disease. Our reasons for being quiet are manifold.

(1)Most
Christians that I know do not want racism, nor do they embrace it; they just do
not know what to do. However, not knowing what to do is no longer an option. We
have to return to God in prayer and devotion. We have to stand up and speak out
when we see racist actions or hear racist remarks, even if those actions and remarks
are from our own family or friends. We cannot any longer stay on the sidelines
and hope this problem disappears.

(2)The
vitriol that surrounds this subject causes some to withdraw from the
conversation all together. Both sides are heated and instead of talking to each
other, we are talking at one another. Darkness will never drive out darkness.
Hated words will never bring about the peace of God. Only the Light of God can
and will drive away the darkness that covers our communities, states, nation
and the world.

(3)We
who make up the Body of Christ have trusted the Government to do what we were
commissioned to do. Our apathy on this issue is astonishing! We must return to
Christ in repentance and seek to be filled with His Holy Spirit. Slaying the
giant of racism is not done “by might, nor by power, but by MY SPIRIT, SAYS THE LORD”.

It is true that I have no idea what it is like to grow
up in this country as a black man. Nor do I have a clue what it is like to put
on a uniform and go out to protect and serve our community. As a bystander, I
can see wrong on both sides of this issue.However, I have come to the conclusion that I do have a choice in this matter.
Rather than remaining a bystander, I can get involved and be a part of the
solution, instead of being a part of the problem. Instead of making a point, I
can make a difference!

Even in this darkness I am encouraged. I have read
many posts on Social Media where people are praying for God to come. I have
read prayers of repentance and seen people offer love where hate rules. I have
heard us pray for Divine Intervention more than I have heard in years. This
causes my heart to be encouraged for the Word of God is still as true today as
when God originally spoke it: “if My
people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My
face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sin and heal their land (2
Chron 7:14). NKJV